Peter Costa

“Market Structure”

Peter P. Costa is a Governor with the New York Stock Exchange, President of Empire Executions, Inc. (a boutique trading firm on the floor of the NYSE) and a CNBC Market Analyst.

Costa is regularly featured on The Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo and Bill Griffeth, OutFront with Erin Burnett, and The Larry Kudlow Show – providing valuable insight into volatility of the markets (both domestically and internationally). He is a sought after speaker at numerous industry conferences, most recently as the featured speaker for the Ole Miss MBA program.

Mr. Costa began his career as a clerk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange over 30 years ago. Holding senior trading positions at Lehman Brothers, Francis P. Maglio Inc., Bear Stearns and Eckhart & Company, Mr. Costa co-founded Empire Executions Inc. in 2008.